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Yeah maybe a bit of entitlement, a shot of blindness by assuming their achievement is solely the result of their own merits, the desire to maintain status quo when everything is in their favour…I used to envy posh people when I was younger and realize simplicity can give serenity too.
Summer strike was a good watch to realign with
important values, to give a sens of purpose: it can be ok sometimes to scale things down.
Kdramas do capture well those out of
touch people
I wish Cdramas could also be more realistic and tackle some important topics. I did like Our generation because they did manage to sneak in excessive expectations put on kids, generational burden…

Interesting interview, I cannot guarantee to know what are the absolute qualities needed to be an excellent film director, but his approach was very good in terms of management/people leading. Experienced, talented team don’t want to be micromanaged and they need trust, room to express their skills.
Funny that you mentioned Petfect Match I made a post a few months back on the 5 Cdramas I liked in 2025 and said Perfect Match had a hint of Jane Austen…I started 2025 with it and it did greatly influenced me to try others, venture further more in current Cdramas.
I was drawn to kdramas by the aesthetic of Chunhyung, the film adaptation of the pansori and
the social depiction, the realistic struggle to make it, the
psychology hooked me. I have always been a big consumer of shows/movies, wanting even to manage fiction programming for TV at some point, but I grew bored of the US content with time. People acting like super-heros, giant ego, each time they want to convey it’s important they reference the world”….So now, here we are 😄
I can picture the people from work you are describing, I’ve been in England many time, even dressed like farmer there are a few signs to distinguish them (horse riding, hunting dog, tartan) …they must be hard to handle.

We cleared things out.
Have a nice day and keep enjoying yourself 😄

I was NEVER interested about discussing him. As mentioned x times the discussion is not about him.
I am not holding your age against you, I don’t know your age. as I know in many Asian countries people are fans even adults I am just telling in some places people aren’t fan anymore adult, fans have a tendency to defend their idols like army to the deep end.
That why some of us don’t feel the need to interact with fans.

Again HIS acting and HIS body of work weren’t the discussion.
If you read the article again he mentioned at some point 2 categories of actor and how they both proceed. My comment doesn’t even mention his name I said and I quote again « his take on acting » meaning his opinion about what acting is, which is very different than his acting. I understand the nuance could have confused you if english isn’t your first language like many of us.

If you follow the feed, the subject opening …you would see I am not the one mentioning his acting first. You could have shared your opinion to that person or start another conversation.
The discussion it not about him or his acting but fan’s obsession keep making it all about him.
If you describe yourself as a fan of x and y actor you cannot expect that people take your opinion for anything else than biased. And by jumping in a conversation to push your idol is a typical fan’s behavior. If a discussion is about him it’s already annoying but when he is not even the topic it’s out of touch.
You are entitled to like whatever pleases you. But many of us here don’t want to entertain with fans ;
we let you be can you let us be too?
Maybe you don’t know but in many countries fangirling after teenage years isn’t something we do as adults. That makes also interactions with fans very challenging

Some objections are also based upon values. I stand against what some of those actors portray, convey or defend!

The discussion wasn’t about him, nobody was asking for recommendations so it was very weird to come out of nowhere and ask to watch one of his drama.
This behavior is very frequent amongst fan army, pushing others against their will to like their idols

I was able to find the 3 first episodes of The Other Bennet, I love it some much. I am a bit of a Jane Austen addict, I have seen nearly every adaptation. Switching from Asian contents to this adaptation it’s a funny stretch…not the same beauty treats. The actors are so good. Cannot wait to find the end too.
UK is one of the most amazing place for actors. The industry has a good balance between commercial and artistic projects. Young actors have time to carver their craft, support from older ones who act like mentors, easy access to Hollywood. Which western actor doesn’t dream to play Shakespeare at least once.
I saw a very interview a few months away of Sir Michael Caine, he was so funny and down to earth sharing to Graham his experience on a film set in India. 73-year-long career with ups and downs.
It’s true the public for westerners is easier to handle, people criticize but don’t fully boycott. Public also separates easily the part/the actor/the person.
Concerning our young man, I didn’t watched the Jade thing. Story wasn’t my cup of tea (no interest in battlefield). I have hard time to connect with Cdramas so I am very selective with those I try. As the same clichés are overused at some point I feel like I am watching the same story again and again. Modern day ones are overly simplified we already know how it’s going to end. And period ones go for an eternity about plotting, revenge and artificial over complicated storylines. I feel like also the fans have a tendency to hype very average dramas and I hate being fooled expecting a masterpiece and getting a bland average to mediocre production. But that’s just my personal taste. I relate way more with Korean content.

Directors sure play a big part on good and bad acting, by confirming and actor that might not fit the part, by giving wrong directions, by selecting wrong takes.
You are perfectly right the Chinese actors/idols have crazy schedules that don’t allow them to research, to immerse in character (and get out of it), they work like office workers 6 days a week and maybe some 7/7. They do commercials, modeling, press junkets, event for the fans…going everywhere all date all the time as if their rent was due yesterday.
I wonder if acting is considered as an art too or just as
a regular business.
I know that Korean actors do some stage too I don’t know if Chinese actors do that. The industry is settle to put very fast to the spotlight actors who have no time to get a classical training and no experience. Korean actors often have study acting/entertainment at university, I regularly see Chinese actors with engineering and other scientific I wonder when and where did they learn to act.
The over-obsession about beauty is also detrimental. In my country most actors are average looking, some even ugly 🤣🤣🤣. We are also lazy an actor who is doing well here does one movie a year, press for a month and then enjoys his best life for 8 months. They don’t do commercials or only if it’s a luxury brand, they barely encounter fans…I can remember the name but an American actor shared the other day his love for British actors saying they look real compare to them (plastic surgery, fake teeth, extreme slimness…), “Americans cannot play period pieces”, he said that their extensive stage training also explained why they beat up many American actors.

What are you talking about???
1 - The discussion wasn’t first on his acting but about his point of view on acting and the industry.
2 - If someone feels like saying that an actor is great or bad without me asking anything. I am not gonna be a people pleaser and pretend to like someone’s acting or follow a narrative if I don’t agree with it.
3 - Nobody is taking about being forced to watch anything I do have agency to schedule my viewing as I please. But if a fan out of nowhere decides to make a suggestion when I didn’t ask I am not gonna pretend to be interested when I am not.
Fans are allowed to like whatever they like and gush all day about their idols but we are also allowed not to get involved in their obsessions.

One Lazy day ? There are like 40 episodes. You want me to become blind 🤣🤣
More seriously, I am so behind my schedule, but I will,

Just Saw you are a fan of idols. Here we had a discussion more between lovers of the industry , cinema not idols. I hope it didn’t hurt your feelings it was just that maybe you would find better adherence in another discussion.

Kunning place was recommended to me before. I like Bai Lu but the story seems to share some common points with Princess Royal and I struggled a lot to finish it.I felt the political was dragged for a very very long time I struggled also with the weird dubbing ,emotions felt so insincere. Very theatrical. Maybe one day I would give it a try to that palace.

Decent but not really good, exceptional or oscar-worthy actor for me. I don’t like wuxia, I cannot physically watch Esther Yu, Dylan Wang. I have no interest in Love between Fairy and Devil. Try another crowd

I agree especially after watching The best thing and our Generation.

I don’t think we can put everything on Chinese censorship. It is certainly not helping to get plethora of independent films. Yes more films from Taiwan and Hong Kong are known internationally but there are still some good directors from mainland China who manage to do good contents and the “pretty actors”, idols venture in other ways.
Actors that we see in those popular dramas yes they play in movies but very commercial ones. They are not
playing in movies selected in any major worldwide film
festivals like Berlin, Venice, Cannes, Toronto…
I am speaking about movies from Chen Kaige, Wang Xiashuai, Hu Bo…for example. Films played by those idols aren’t getting shown in any theaters where I am from. Actors from those movies are a full different crew from those tv Cdramas. I seriously doubt Jia Zhangke thinks about cast Zhang Ling He for his next movie. I don’t think China (Or Asia) those movies are on Internet or Netflix for the best ones.
I don’t believe we should reduce Hong Kong new wave to Jackie Chen. His films were very commercial too. There were some high quality films done in Hong-Kong by born Chinese directors. Those movies greatly inspired Korean movies.

I used to watch some Chinese movies and knew those 90s-2000s Chinese stars. But when I tried Chinese recent dramas recommended to me I was very surprised (not in a good way). There are two very distinct industries in China, actors that we see on those Chinese movies shown in international festivals and mainstream entertainment. I don’t think those two industries speak to each other. I don’t think he is a that bad actor, saw him in several dramas. But again it’s a matter of taste and it’s a personal perception. I am pretty sure there are way worst.

You were probably not even born when Lee Minho and Kim Taeri became famous, Lee Teari is mostly a support actor he never was as famous as those two who are largely his senior.

She was. Powerhouse since early 2000s he was in the business from several years but mostly became famous around 2008